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Future Developments 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Outline Solar power from the moon (Lunar Ring) Vacuum trains (Swissmetro, ET3, StarTram) Future living Green float Venus Project & SeaSteading Tiny projects: Sunny Water Lilies Paper solar cells Piezoelectric streets Energy T-Shirt 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

3 Solar Power from the Moon
Ring of solar cells around moon equator Transport of energy by microwaves and laser light Dream of Shimizu Corporation NASA has a similar concept with satellites 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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How it works 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Pro & Contra 24/7 energy production No weather influences Ecological Sufficient space available Lunar resources can be used to make: Ceramics, glass, oxygen, concrete, solar cells & water Lunar eclipses Just on one side of the earth at one time Global grid or energy storage necessary Dangers of high energy beams 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

6 Atmospheric Advantages
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7 Atmospheric Advantages
scattering loss Relative losses Wavelength 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Numbers Equator length km Belt width 400 km Energy production 114 TW (on earth) Energy used on earth in 2008: 15 TW Transmission-/receiving-dish size 20 km Efficiency 6% Solar cells approx 30% Transmission 20% 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

9 Vacuum Trains Basic Idea
Maglev train -> no friction from rails Vacuum tubes -> no air friction 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

10 Vacuum Trains: History
Idea since 1910s by Goddard and Weinberg Already realized in a non vacuum „low-speed“-version as Transrapid First idea for Swissmetro in 1974 by Nieth, liquidation of Swissmetro AG in 2009 Patent for ETT by Oster in 1999 Patent for StarTram by Powell and Maise in 2001 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Swissmetro Partial vacuum at about 15 kPa Speeds up to 500 km/h Cost estimation from 1997: 25 Billion CHF (approx. 20 Billion €) for tracks Geneva – St. Gallen and Basel – Zurich 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Swissmetro Tunnels m beneath surface Tunnel diameter 6.5m Vacuum pumps every 15km 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

13 Swissmetro Energy consumption
Wh per person 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

14 ET3 Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies
Full vacuum Speed of 600 km/h currently planned Speed of km/h possible Capsule for 6 people or ca. 350 kg cargo Capsule weight 183 kg 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

15 ET3 Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies
1.5 m tunnel diameter Possible tube materials: Sealed concrete, glazed ceramic, steel, aluminum, fiberglass, plastics 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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StarTram Transport of space vehicles with ground based propulsion Superconducting Acceleration 20 to 30 g Tunnel length approx 100 km Exit speed 8 km/s Exit altitude 4000 to 8000 m Sealed of by plasma window / magneto hydrodynamic pumps High energy consumption (average use of 50 GW, up to 100 GW) Very loud due to sonic booms 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

17 StarTram Possible Locations
Country Antarctis United Staates Russia China Greenland Place Marie Byrd Land Alaska Kamchatka Peninsula Sichuan Ice sheet Mountain Vinson Massif Mt. St. Elias Klyudevskaya Sopka Gangga Shan Highest point Height 5140 m 5489 m 4750 m 7556 m 3220 m 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Greenfloat Idea of the Shimizu Corporation A botanical floating city concept 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Greenfloat 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Construction… 1 ton magnesium per 770 tons Seawater 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

21 Future Living The Venus Project, Seasteading
A concept by Jacque Fresco (designer and free thinker) Use technology to change society and be environmental friendly Use resource based and non monetary system Motivation of work? Self realization? Seasteading Seasteading institute founded by Patri Friedman Supported mainly by libertarians Changing existing societies is difficult Create new space outside of existing states (i.e. on the sea) to experiment with political systems Success can inspire others 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Sunny Water Lillies Giant floating solar collectors Transport energy by cable to onshore cities Sightseeing tourist attraction Can be secured and moved in case of bad weather 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Paper Solar Cells Smart product wrapping Made of renewable resources Easy to be printed with existing printing presses 1,3 % Efficiency Easily recycled 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

24 Street = piezoelectric generator?
Deformation of streets used to produce electricity with piezoelectric crystals As hard as ordinary streets 200 kW/km for single lane Tests in Israel running Italy plans tests, maybe California, too 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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E-T-Shirt Produces electricity by heat and solar energy Self cleaning, crease resistant All due to powders (like boron and magnesium) on nanofibers 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

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Picture Credits Title Page: Lunar Ring and Greenfloat: Company page of Shimizu History of Vacuum Trains: Dokumentational movie: Zeitgeist Addendum Patent for ETT Swissmetro: ET3: StarTram: Sunny Water Lilies: Paper Solar cells: Piezo streets: cleantechnica.com E-T-shirt: FIN: Back to the Future III 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker

27 Thank you for your attention! Questions???
FIN Thank you for your attention! Questions??? 18/09/18 Kirsten Langer & Dustin Hebecker


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